The Kentucky Standard believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record.

William J. Martin, 22, theft by unlawful taking more than $300 in value, possession of marijuana, operating a motor vehicle without a license, rear license plate not illuminated in the dark, inadequate muffler on a vehicle and failure to use a seat belt; Louis Daniel Carey, 46, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, failure to insure a motor vehicle and failure to signal before a turn; Ronald Scott Athey, 47, fourth-degree assault; Kelley M. Borders, 33, fourth-degree assault; Brittany Ann Marks, 23, two counts of contempt of court; James Daniel Carey, 22, violation of a Kentucky emergency protective order and fourth-degree assault; Mark Anthony Nichols, 38, a warrant from Marion County; Jason David Smith, 27, four counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and criminal mischief; Cory Wayne Newton, 19, second offense within five years of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, operating a motor vehicle while license is suspended for a DUI, failure to insure a motor vehicle, failure to wear a seat belt; and Carol Ann Davenport, 44, third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor.

Jan. 20

April Lynn Maulden, 22, theft by deception; Kathy Sue Jordan, 54, leaving the scene of a crash and operating a motor vehicle under the influence; Jacob Vincent Norris, 25, menacing, terroristic threatening and criminal mischief; and Patricia Ann Bartley, 42, alcohol intoxication in a public place.

Phillip Todd Akin, 38, fleeing or evading police, alcohol intoxication in a public place and possession of marijuana; Jennifer L. Humphrey, 27, fleeing or evading police, alcohol intoxication in a public place and possession of an open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle; and Rigoberto M. Fonseca, 24, operating a motor vehicle without a license.